St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 24-26/Box 24/24/47/1
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6 May 1888

Correction to be made to JWLG's [Presidential] address [for RAS] about JCA, in favour of Airy's work on the motion of the planets.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.W.L. Glaisher

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/31/2
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6 May 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Other copies at 36/31/3 and 24/47/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to J.J. Sylvester

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 38/16/1
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27 Apr. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Acknowledgement of copy of paper on Newton and Campbell. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular copy is JCA's own.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy

Adams/Box 2/35/2
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24 Apr. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Further to letter of Mar. 13th. Suggests sources for more accurate values than those employed by G.B.A. in his Numerical Lunar Theory, and points out one mistake.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/10/2
Item
17 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to H.M. Butler

Adams/Box 35-38/Box 36/10/3
Item
16 Mar. 1888

Part of Papers of John Couch Adams

Application for grant of money for the Observatory: counter to GB Airy's objections that the CO assistants are overpaid. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for quotation in MacAlister's biography. Possible that this particular item is JCA's own file copy.

Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer

Copy of letter to G.B. Airy